At this point, imagination seems to represent only limitation as far as what you can do to teach people through Internet using this technology.

Currently, large corporations and independent speakers and entrepreneurs seem to represent majority of web casting users.

I believe this comes from fact that people simply don't know about it yet and don't understand how to use it.

Once that changes, web casting will go a long way towards replacing tele-conferencing as preferred means of long- distance education.

In future, as costs decrease even further, you will find people using web casting for everything from online family reunions and sales presentations, to home-based cooking shows and pay-per-view seminars. As technology improves, potential uses will skyrocket.

As with any new technology, a few drawbacks exist.

Though web casting works with modem speeds as low as 28K, no one standard has emerged for broadcasting content.

Some services require Real Player, while others require Microsoft's media player, and, as usual, Mac users often get left out in cold without any options.

Right now, search engine giant Google.com rates best source of information on how to offer your own web cast. Simply log on to Google, search for "webcast," and investigate ever-growing number of available resources.

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Tip #2 - Using quotation marks around keyword sets yields even more specific results.

"1954 Ford truck parts" should produce only those websites containing this exact phrase somewhere in website.

Tip #3 - The more specific you get right up front, better.

If you want to look for antique car parts for your 1954 Ford truck, start your search with "1954 Ford truck parts" and work from there.

Don't start with "1954 Ford" because you'll probably just waste time sorting through everything from cars to magazines to collector clubs.

It would also help if you searched by model and any other specific information.

If refining your searches doesn't get you where you want to go, several programs exist to help you search more quickly and effectively.

Copernic (www.copernic.com) examines multiple search engines then compares each engine's results against rest to determine best sites.

The program then ranks resulting sites and displays them for user. Copernic's free version allows users unlimited searches for websites.

Web Ferret (www.ferretsoft.com) also offers a free program that queries multiple search engines and displays ranked results in user's web browser for easy surfing.

With addition of millions of web pages every week, continuously honing your search skills represents one of smartest investments of time and energy any serious web surfer can make.